Thursday 1 August 2013

Join the Human Tide


100 years ago Marcel Duchamp spent the summer at Herne Bay, It is believed that in this time marked the turning point in his work. So this August there is a festival in Herne Bay to celebrate Duchamp's time here. The festival is called "I am not dead" after a postcard he wrote to his friend that read "I am not dead. I am in Herne Bay". More information about the festival can be found here: http://www.iamnotdead.co.uk/
One of the events, "Human Tide" will take place as part of the festival as a mass participation digital happening on the beach.
At sunset on Friday 9th August, hundreds of people will walk precisely 1000 meters along the beach carrying sonar-guided light sticks, attempting to create a massive wall of light where the water meets the sand. The whole thing will be captured on special cameras, allowing them to ‘draw’ in light on film.
The essence of the project is to combine long exposed photography with stunning cin-ematic time- lapse films as well as 3D sound records and GPS data via a collaborative experience. 
It’s never been done before, and it's one surely not to be missed.

http://blog.humantide.co.uk/